The third live action film of the series has the plucky Gaul villagers sallying forth to compete at the Olympics, and has been zippily updated to reflect some unlikely 50BC concerns: organizers fret about chariot bombs and the Gauls' magic potion contravenes doping rules. But despite its sterling cast, this is not as fun as the last one, Mission Cleopatra. Scene after scene of cheating Romans and chariot racing wears thin, leaving the biff-bang-ouch humour to carry the extravagant effects. However at €78m, the most expensive French language film ever buys in some fancy cameos, with Michael Schumacher showing up in a shiny red chariot and Zinédine Zidane trussed up in a skirt and Egyptian eye-makeup.